Glass Processing Technology

By Multifaculty | IIT Madras and Glass Academy

Learners enrolled: 560

Glass Processing Technology is a significant component of the value chain in the glass façade industry where the basic float glass goes to the processor and from them to the fabricator and installed in the building façade. There are important processes that go in to it and needs detailed understanding and ex

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Any interested audience
PREREQUISITES: Should be supervisors, shop floor managers, technicians etc. in the Glass Processing units and the diploma students from mechanical
stream can enroll.
INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Glass Processing Industry

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Civil Engineering
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Postgraduate
Start Date :	29 Jul 2019
End Date :	18 Oct 2019
Exam Date :	17 Nov 2019 IST

Note: This exam date is subjected to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Glass Manufacturing Process

Float Glass Manufacturing
Coating Technology

Glass as a Building Material

Glass Selection
Applications

Glass Processing

Industrial & Glass handling safety
Warehouse Management
Production Planning & Control
Pre-Processing – Cutting/ Grinding/ Drilling/ Washing
Tempering
Insulated Glass Unit
Lamination

Heat Soak
Ceramic fritting- Roller/Screen/Digital
Processing Standards
Quality Test
Non Conformity
Root Cause Analysis for Troubles
Testing & Certification
Post Manufacturing Expenses
5S – Housekeeping Practices
Quality Management Systems (QMS)
Cost Saving Programs
Glazing Systems , Hardware & Fabrications
Sustainability (Eco-packaging & Naked Dispatch)
People Development

Books and references

Glass Academy Workshop Manual – Volume 2
Glass Architectural Guide

Instructor bio

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Dr K N Satyanarayana, Civil Engineering,IIT Tirupathi

Mr Charanjit Singh, Director, GSC Toughened Pvt Ltd.

Other Instructors:

Mr. Amitraj Jain,Team Leader - Outbound Logistics and Customer Service,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Anil Pant,Expert Trainer - QMS & Industry Practices,Professional Training & Development

Mr. Anupam Sharma,Technical Engineer,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Aroop Singh,Team Leader - Integrated Planning,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. G Avinash,Design Engineer,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Balasubramanyan C,Team Leader - OPERATIONS(GLASS SOLUTIONS), ACGP,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Chiranjit Roy,National Manager - Technical,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Chouhan,Managing Director,FUSO Glass India Pvt Ltd.

Mr. Gurpreet Singh,Technical Manager,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Harshal Joshi,Technical Engineer,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Jayakumar,Technical Manager - P&P,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. John Peter,Technical Manager - Facades,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Murali,Head - Design & Sustainability,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Pranit Malik,Director,GSC Toughened Glass Ltd.

Mr. Rajat Radhakrishnan,Design Engineer,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Ramu,Head - Quality,FUSO Glass India Pvt Ltd.

Mr. Ravishankar,TS&D Leader,Dow Performance Silicones

Mr. Roy Thomas,Team - EHS,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Saranjit Singh,Managing Director,GSC Toughened Glass Ltd.

Mr. Shailesh Pathak,CEO,Art n Glass Inc.

Mr. Shankar Ganesh,Team Member - Operations (Quality),Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Somnath Prabhu,Manager India Sales,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. N Srivats,Team Member - Quality,Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. VS Swaminathan,Team Leader - Integrated Coater (Operations),Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. NS Venkatmurgan,Team Leader - Technical (Operations),Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Mr. Y P Singh,Vice President,Fenesta Building Systems

TEACHING ASSISTANT:

Mr Chiranjit Roy, Technical Head, Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centers.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 17th November 2019, Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100
Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75.

If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.
Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies are being discontinued from July 2019 semester and will not be dispatched.

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